Deel: Update contract — request body — body data base compensation type: salaried, hourly, unpaid, commission only, contract term: definite, indefinite, type of edit: amendment, direct

API reference · Contract 2026-10-27

SDK schema: Update contract — request body — body / data / base_compensation_type: salaried, hourly, unpaid, commission only, contract term: definite, indefinite, type of edit: amendment, direct

Field	Type	Presence	Description and constraints
$	object	Root	You can specify any combination of data points that need changing for a Global Payroll amendment, alongside the required effective_date.
amount	number	Optional	Base compensation amount to be paid per scale. Format: double Maximum: 1000000000 Minimum: 0
base_compensation_custom_name	string	Optional	Custom display name for the base compensation. Maximum length: 255
base_compensation_type	string	Optional	Type of base compensation. Defaults to salaried if base compensation fields are provided and this is omitted. Default: salaried One of: salaried, hourly, unpaid, commission_only
change_reason	string	Optional	The unique identifier (oid) of a modification reason configured for the organization, not free text. Required by organizations that have modification reasons configured. Format: uuid
contract_start_date	string	Optional	Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). The contract start date. Format: date
contract_term	string	Optional	Whether the contract has a fixed end date. ‘end_date’ is required when this is ‘definite’. One of: definite, indefinite
currency_code	string	Optional	Currency code in ISO 4217 format. Maximum length: 3 Minimum length: 3 Pattern: ^[A-Z]{3}$
custom_fields	array	Optional	Custom field values to update.
custom_fields[]	Model	Each item	Expand Update contract — request body — body / data / base_compensation_type: salaried, hourly, unpaid, commission only, contract term: definite, indefinite, type of edit: amendment, direct custom fields item
effective_date	string	Required within parent	Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD) when the amendment takes effect. Required — the amendment cannot be signed without it. Format: date
end_date	string	Optional	Short date in format ISO-8601 (YYYY-MM-DD). Required when contract_term is ‘definite’. Format: date
pay_slip_currency	string	Optional	Currency shown on the payslip. Maximum length: 3 Minimum length: 3 Pattern: ^[A-Z]{3}$
payout_currency	string	Optional	Currency the worker is paid out in. Maximum length: 3 Minimum length: 3 Pattern: ^[A-Z]{3}$
scale	string	Optional	Defines the scale at which the base compensation amount is paid. One of: hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, annually, two_weekly, bi_monthly, custom, one_off
type_of_edit	string	Optional	Whether the change requires a signature. ‘amendment’ (default) creates a pending amendment that must be signed via POST /rest/contracts/{contract_id}/amendments/{amendment_id}/sign before it takes effect. ‘direct’ applies the change immediately, with no signature required. Default: amendment One of: amendment, direct
variable_compensations	array	Optional	Variable compensations to add or update alongside the base compensation change.
variable_compensations[]	Model	Each item	Expand Update contract — request body — body / data / base_compensation_type: salaried, hourly, unpaid, commission only, contract term: definite, indefinite, type of edit: amendment, direct variable compensations item

Referenced models: Update contract — request body — body / data / base_compensation_type: salaried, hourly, unpaid, commission only, contract term: definite, indefinite, type of edit: amendment, direct custom fields item, Update contract — request body — body / data / base_compensation_type: salaried, hourly, unpaid, commission only, contract term: definite, indefinite, type of edit: amendment, direct variable compensations item